CCHS senior prepares to attend School of Mines in GoldenWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:04PMBorn and raised here, Cañon City High School senior Sonora Hill, 18, is eager to embark on a new journey following her graduation in May. Recently accepted to the School of Mines in Golden, Hill is looking forward to attending the school with several of her friends from CCHS.
Behind the Sun: Marquee moonWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:49PMFive years after the Pacific Sun's "The Serial" column had boogied Marin County into the national spotlight--directly beneath its disco ball--the pale imitations of Mill Valley satirist Cyra McFadden were becoming sadder than a flare-trousered turkey at closing time at the Trident. by Jason Walsh
Reader views (0)Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:32AMArtists, pensioners and low-paid workers are being driven out of houseboats on the Thames by soaring licence fees, Vince Cable is claiming.
Coeur d'Alene PressMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:59AMPosted: Monday, March 8, 2010 9:41 am | Updated: 9:54 am, Mon Mar 8, 2010. to selling out their luxury condos. A well advertised auction in
Purchases of luxury items down with economy, but improvingSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:43PMIt's always a sign of economic trouble, when people stop buying luxury items. A research firm says boat sales were down more than 20% last year. Many boat builders across the country have had a hard time staying afloat
RV & Camping Show gets off to busy start in Atlantic CityFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:55PMThe Atlantic City RV & Camping Show was busy right from its noon opening Friday and there were plenty of buyers for its travel trailers, fifth wheels and motorhomes in Atlantic City Convention Center - buyers from the past, present and future.
Muthoot plans projects in hospitality sectorFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:31PMKOCHI: ‘Small changes make big difference' is the credo by which the Muthoot group plans to expand its presence in the tourism and hospitality sector, says George M. George, executive director of Muthoot Leisure & Hospitality Services.
Houseboats to get dockyardThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:22PMSrinagar, Mar 4: Considered to be an imperative part of Kashmir’s rich heritage, the magnificent wooden wonder— Houseboats—in Dal lake have come a long way from being a favourite haunt of British and Nawabs and even Kings. Overlooking the towering Zabarwan range, the houseboats have witnessed deteriorating particularly in the past two decades of conflict. But finally the Government seems to have ...
Column: Hybrid theoriesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:07AMEverybody has that one little quirk (or six). One of my friends is convinced that high roofs will crash down and fall on her - and, therefore, is weirdly claustrophobic in food courts at malls. Another is completely freaked out by feet.
Fishers unite against licencesWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:12PMCAMPAIGNERS against new fishing licences and fees want MPs to disallow new regulations that make WA the world's most expensive recreational fishery.
Tafoni an innovation in houseboat designWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:18AMAn envious mood must occasionally strike anyone who drives Highway 101 past the Sausalito houseboat district on Richardson Bay. You can't help but think how pleasant such a home would be, combining all the cosmopolitan amenities of the Bay Area with a close...
Appraiser reminds residents of property tax deadlineTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:36AMMcPherson, Kan. — The County Appraiser’s Office would like to remind those who have personal property to make sure they report to our office any personal property they own before Monday, March 15.
Tourism promotion course has many takers in KashmirTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:51AMSrinagar, Mar. 2 : A newly introduced tourism promotion course has found many takers in Jammu and Kashmir, as many enthusiastic youngsters are not only joining it to brighten their own job prospects but also help in promotion of the picturesque state.
Tourism promotion course has many takers in KashmirTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:33AMSrinagar, Mar. 2 (ANI): A newly introduced tourism promotion course has found many takers in Jammu and Kashmir, as many enthusiastic youngsters are not only joining it to brighten their own job prospects but also help in promotion of the picturesque state.
LOOKING BACKMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 3:34AMcompiled by Betty Slowe The city commission passed a resolution requiring all dog owners to quarantine their dogs for four weeks in an effort to curb “a serious rabies problem.” Final approval of Tuscaloosa’s modern sewage treatment plant came along with the last payment on the $250,000 contributed by the federal government.
Kerala Consumerfed plans floating mall on backwatersSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:20AMThe runaway success of India's first floating supermarket has enthused its owner Kerala Consumerfed to think of launching a floating mall, probably the world's first, that will take modern retail to villages by the backwaters.
Tax notificaSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:38PMPretty much everyone in America knows that it’s “tax time,” and that includes getting out notices from the county, according to a report from County Appraiser Barbara Konrade-Stierlen.
Second Edition Cycling News, Saturday, February 27, 2010Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:11PMUSA Cycling has announced Bend, Oregon will host the next two Masters Road National Championships, following the city’s successful hosting of the elite, under 23 and juniors road, and Cyclo-cross National Championships.
Blogs Last updated: February 27, 10:37Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:56PMAdageo Energy Pro Cycling Team is ready to put its riders to the test at the Callville Bay Classic this weekend.
Marin Headlands history revealed in bookThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:52PMMarin resident Dorothy Gibson recently unveiled her new book “Marin Headlands.” It’s a small publication filled to the brim with vintage photos of the Marin recreational area as well as of Sausalito.
EuroTrash Thursday!Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:42AMOpening Weekend Is Here The Tour Down Under and Tour of Qatar might have heralded the start of season 2010, but there are plenty of cycling fans that consider this weekend the real start of the cycling season.
BC BREAKING NEWS :Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:10AMGreywater discharge continues Salmon Arm Observer • Feb-23-2010 Regional district: Board backs down on forcing houseboats to stop putting wastewater in lake.
Greywater discharge continuesWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:36AMWith only one dissenting voice, Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors agreed to water down a letter to the Ministry of Environment regarding greywater discharge into Shuswap Lake.
Regional district: Greywater discharge to continueWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:36AMWith only one dissenting voice, Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors agreed to water down a letter to the Ministry of Environment regarding greywater discharge into Shuswap Lake.
Lucrative discount packages to lure tourists in KashmirTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 1:16AMSrinagar, Feb 23 : In an effort to revive tourism in Kashmir, hoteliers and houseboat owners in the valley have announced lucrative and discounted packages for visitors to Kashmir.
Lucrative discount packages to lure tourists in KashmirMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 11:45PMBy Parvez Butt, Srinagar, Feb 23 : In an effort to revive tourism in Kashmir, hoteliers and houseboat owners in the valley have announced lucrative and discounted packages for visitors to Kashmir.
Destination Kashmir: impressing the travel snobsSunday, February 21, 2010 @ 9:50PMWe've all met the travel snob. It's that person you sit next to at a dinner party who just can't resist trumping you at every turn.
Nigeria : Shell - the Struggle for AccountabilityFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 11:20AMThe settlement of the landmark Wiwa v Shell lawsuit in June 2009 marked a small but significant step forward for the dozen plaintiffs involved.
Cambodia's Fortunes Ebb And Flow Along The MekongThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:54PMCambodia is one of the poorest countries in Asia. But it hasn't always been that way, and the Mekong River has been key to its periods of prosperity. Recovering from 20th century atrocities, the country now faces a new danger: Development is putting the river and its fish at risk.
New Federal Tax Credit for Manufactured Homes Ending SoonMonday, February 15, 2010 @ 3:14PMThe Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, signed into law on Nov. 6, 2009, extended and expanded the first-time home buyer tax credit, helping to ensure that today’s Manufactured Home continues to be the more affordable housing choice for today’s home buyers.
BC BREAKING NEWS :Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 1:05AMAnnegret Jung, owner of Annegret’s Fine European Chocolates (top photo), holds a chocolate rose, ideal for Valentine’s Day. Ricardo Scebba, owner of Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen in Lake Country, will be serving Blackened Prime Rib with house potatoes, asparagus, carrots, and roasted red pepper on Valentine’s Day.
Making your Valentine feel specialSaturday, February 13, 2010 @ 1:05AMIt used to begin with a little boy dipping a little girl’s pigtail in the inkwell, but we don’t use inkwells in school anymore, so the method of “telling” another youngster—for the first time—that you find them attractive will have changed over the years.
New MHM exhibit explores the history of OlompaliWednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 3:49PM“Ranching and Rockin’ at Olompali,” the Marin History Museum’s new exhibit celebrating the state park just north of Novato, opened to great fanfare Jan. 28 at the museum’s Boyd Gate House location on B Street. Guests were able to view a range of artifacts from the site, including a mortar and pestle dating back to the land’s origin as a Native American village, and melted vinyl records and ...
Remembering Olompali’s hippie pastWednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 3:44PMThe Marin History Museum’s Olompali State Park exhibit opened to fanfare at the museum’s location at the Boyd Gatehouse Jan. 28, with guests viewing artifacts dating back to the land’s origin as a Miwok Village, to melted vinyl records and photographs from the former ranch’s brief spell as the site of a “hippie” commune established by The Chosen Family.Holly Gallagher with MHM spoke about the ...
$100 million damage bill for QldMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 2:12PMThe damage bill of Queensland's wild weather will amount to an estimated $100 million.
Qld weather damage to top $100 millionMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 12:46PMQueensland is counting the cost of a month of wild weather, with the state's damage bill estimated at $100 million and rising.
Coast's multimillion-dollar damage billMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 10:23AMLOST boats, berths, pontoons, navigation markers, moorings, livestock and roads all form part of the Gold Coast's mounting multimillion-dollar damage bill from weekend flooding.
Damage flooding inMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 10:14AMLOST boats, berths, pontoons, navigation markers, moorings, livestock and roads all form part of the Gold Coast's mounting multimillion-dollar damage bill from weekend flooding.
See dramatic footage of runaway boatsMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 10:12AMTHE carnage caused by the weekend deluge on the Gold Coast has been captured in dramatic fashion on YouTube.
2 Houseboats Destroyed In FireMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 9:33AMTwo houseboats were destroyed in a fire that sent one man to the hospital early Monday morning.
Fire destroys 2 houseboats, 1 injuredMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 8:49AMFire ravaged two houseboats early Monday and one man sustained minor injuries in an incident in the 1900 block of Harbortown Drive, the St. Lucie County Fire District stated.
Two houseboats destroyed by fire in Fort Pierce, one man injuredMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 7:41AMFORT PIERCE — Fire ravaged two houseboats early Monday and one man sustained minor injuries in an incident in the 1900 block of Harbortown Drive, the St. Lucie County Fire District stated.Fire District crews responded at 1:49 a.m. Monday to the incident at a marina. Two houseboats were fully involved in flames when crews arrived, and the boats were considered a total loss, Fire District ...
Wild weather costs $100mMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 1:16AMQUEENSLAND is counting the cost of a month of wild weather, with the state's damage bill estimated at $100 million and rising.